The Queen

De: Nick Cutter

Narrado por: Ariel Blake, Zac Aleman, Corey Brill, Pete Simonelli

“One of the hottest horror authors on the planet” (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing friend and uncovering a shocking truth.

On a sunny morning in June, Margaret Carpenter wakes up to find a new iPhone on her doorstep. She switches it on to find a text from her best friend, Charity Atwater. The problem is, Charity’s been missing for over a month. Most people in town—even the police—think she’s dead.

Margaret and Charity have been lifelong friends. They share everything, know the most intimate details about one another…except for the destructive secret hidden from them both. A secret that will trigger a chain of events ending in tragedy, bloodshed, and death. And now Charity wants Margaret to know her story—the real story. In a narrative that takes place over one feverish day, Margaret follows a series of increasingly disquieting breadcrumbs as she forges deeper into the mystery of her best friend—a person she never truly knew at all…

©2024 Nick Cutter (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

Enthralling

Really compelling story and characters. Horrifying imagery. Part Carrie, part Aliens, part The Fly, part Rivers Edge.

Lots of bugs .

I like Cutter a lot and I love his work with bugs and body horror. I myself am a little bored of teenaged girl horror tropes. There’s moments of mean girls , Carrie , Jennifer’s body in here that just feels a little done but the villain is evil creepy crawly fun.

This book is a bit too rapey for teenagers to be the focal point. But Cutter is overall still an author I seek out of the grossest horror that leaves me thinking about scenes from each one of his works. This is the grossest yet I think, and that’s a compliment.

He once again horrifies and grosses me out on another level. Amazing.

Cutter has such a way with throwing me into the book. The book is grotesque and terrifying almost as much as the troop. I dare to say worse. It is a beautifully executed story and has me starting again to see what I had missed through the words.

As Always

Awesome book as always from Nick Cutter! Great performance from the narrators as well. Loved it!

Bugs, hard science, and great characters.

Nick cutter is one of the best and this book doesn't fail to deliver.

Vivid descriptions of both characters and situations make the story feel authentic. There are aspects of story writing that very few people think of that make this book unique, for instance "The Queen" doesn't have a linear story line and there are separate story lines that converge to paint a picture that no one character could have. I especially like the level of actual science used in the book, there's nothing more annoying in sci-fi/horror than "mysterious monster antagonist that just attacks", there's none of that here. The antagonists and protagonist in this book are well fleshed out.

The performance is solid and Corey Brill stands out as the MVP which shouldn't surprise anyone, but everyone did a fantastic job and I would gladly listen to any of the performers again.

Bonkers fun

Cutter is my favorite author right now. Every time you get comfortable, he takes things up a notch. There’s a winking silliness at times, like the pikachus, the comic book villian billionaire, the monster expressing teenage angst after slaughtering a hundred people, and the Greta Thunberg appearance. Cutter’s over-the-top body horror is there too of course. This one is less serious than The Troop and more grounded than Little Heaven but definitely more fun. Probably not the best place to start with Cutter though.

Pretty dang good.

A big change for nick cutter, much more timid than his usual works but very very good.

Nick Cutter Brings it Again

More insectile ooze in this killer story of genetic engineering and grotesque transformations. When Nick Cutter releases a new novel it’s like a national holiday for me. Another horror fiction winner!

Couldn’t stop listening!

I loved this book, the horror is perfect! The graphic nature perfectly explained. Definitely a stomach churning book and not for the squeamish. Highly recommended for horror lovers.

Top notch voice acting! Plot felt like it lacked catharsis.

First off let me say that the plot was very well structured leaving me on edge like most Cutter stories. The body horror was top notch here as well. All the pieces were there but I left the story feeling like there was a small piece missing. When I gave it 4 stars I really mean something like 4.7 or so. At the end of the day it’s a story about home town childhood friendship and how it drifts apart with personal growth. Also Rudy’s loss and how his love twisted his soul.

I would put this behind the breach and the deep but it has a place among them. I know people love the troop but I feel like I don’t go back and read that one over and over like the first two I mentioned. The queen is a riveting story full of love, loss, and horror. The voice actors were fantastic as well. I felt for the characters and the delivery was fantastic.

For those who love the fly and wanted to see that mixed with a coming of age story focused on friendship, this book is for you!